- comparative of long.
longer
Example Sentences
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And: “If your son died, became disabled, divorced or declared bankruptcy and could no longer afford to pay the mortgage, what would happen to you then?”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
“This is a six-year deal, and we hope it’ll be much longer than that.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
“In the longer term, CSL has stated that the business is looking to re-energize its research function,” Jefferies says, of CSL’s approach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Analysts have pointed out that the race to build out AI data centres, servers and chips has compounded that problem, with tech titans no longer able to rely on their vast piles of cash.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
The astronomical clock in any case was so jarred and jiggled by the constant rattle of automobile traffic in the narrow street outside that it was no longer the precision instrument it had been.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
